Paul Hanlin Jr · @Paul_Hanlin_Jr
2nd Jun 2015 from TwitLonger
Here's why #Continuum's *day* change in Canada is great for American fans...
As you may know, at the upfronts this morning for Shaw Cable in Toronto came the announcement the season debut of Continuum's final season will be pushed back to September 4. A Friday.
*Friday* being the key word in this story. If Showcase, the channel in Canada that airs Continuum, had kept to its original start date of July 26, the series would've ended around 3 weeks before the Syfy network in the U.S. would begin airing it. Syfy would run the risk of all of its American fanbase for the show searching other means to watch it, or try the risky route of getting a VPN (virtual private network) to get around Showcase not allowing anybody else to see it.
The announcement, from here, confirms the show will remain on Friday nights in the States. So here's 2 scenarios that are equally appealing to U.S. viewers of Continuum.
OPTION 1: It stays put Fridays at 10PM
Dark Matter will take over that timeslot in mid-month, and run for 13 episodes. With no pre-emptions, that takes the show's season 1 finale to September 4. In this case, Continuum logically debuts the following week, and the Syfy and Showcase broadcasts are only a week apart.
OPTION 2: Syfy moves Continuum to Fridays at 9.
This is the better scenario for fans of the show. Also this mid-month, the new series Killjoys will debut. It will have 10 episodes. With no pre-emptions, its first campaign would end August 28. In this case, Continuum debuts September 4. And that means potentially Showcase and Syfy will be simpatico in airing the final season THE SAME NIGHT!
But (and you knew there'd be one...) This year, Labor Day is September 7 the latest possible Monday it can fall on. And that's when they run their traditional weekend movie marathon starting the previous....Friday. So if Syfy won't budge on their Labor Day marathon plans, look for Continuum to air in the States on September 11 (option 2) or September 18 (option 1).